The Osceola times., 1887-09-03
Osceola Rain Drops.

Mr.. Justus Danehower wen
down to Memphis last Sunday 4
take position as salesman.
Mrs. w. P. Hale and family arr
expected home to-day, from Fayette
vile, Tenn, where they have been
for the past sis weeks.
Cotton picking has been pretty
brisk during the week, and the steam
whistle is again heard in the land.
The steamer Gayoso has been
repurchased by Capt. Hall, and will
be started in the Memphis and TIP.
tonville trade next Monday.
Mrs. N. L.. Avery, Mrs. James
L. Driver, and Mrs. Sallie Stratton
have all been confined to their rooms
this week by sickness.
Mr.. r. r. Alternately is back in
his old position, - second clerk, on
tho Steamer Kate Adams, in the
Memphis and Friar's Point trade.
Mr.. A. W. Walker, after a
months visit to relatives in "Old
Virginia" returned home last Thurs
day.
Misses Annie and Kate Uzxell,
accompanied by Mr.. John Uzzell,
spent . few days among their Osce-
ola friends during the week.
Mr.. J. e. Prswitt, lately con-
nscted with . Memphis Drug house,
which recently changed ownership,
has accepted position over in Jones'
boro, with . drug firm of that city.
--Our Summer absentees are
gradually returning home: Mr.. B.
w. Hale and family, Mrs. james d.
Driver, Mrs. Skelton Driver, Mrs.
Abner Driver and Mrs. Fl. d. Tom.
linson al came home last Thursday.
"A figure i in the Z box made
the last issue Of the TINES bear date
Of August 2l, instead of q; an or.
ror that was not detected until near.
" the entire edition had been work.
ed o6.
Mess. Tip Uzxell and Charlie
Carleton came up Thursday evening
and took the hearts of the lair mem.
bers Of Osoeola society by storm, af-
ter . vigorous scige with ice-sream.
Owing to the cool evenings, the
Lawn Party announced last week
by the Prohibition Alliance, was
changed to the L. A. Hall, where on
Thursday evening, Refreshments
were served TO quite . large crowd.
The proceeds amounted to between
sixteen and seventeen dollars.
"A little white Summer Swallow
"a freak Of nature, . sort of alhino,
among the bird tribe, was captured
last Saturday by one of the town
boys little Charley Crutcher, who
winged il with . shotgun. 1t was
pure white except two or three top
feathers on each wing, which were
tipped with brown.
Big Lake Township, always re-
garded - way behind in the process.
SION Of progress, education and gen.
eral advancement, il first in seizing
the opportunity to organize a Coun-
ty Wheel. Light is breaking in the
west. Hurrah for Big Lake. The
world do move, though the rest of
Missississippi county doesn't seem
to be aware Of the fact.
"A colored prisoner, arrested
upon the charge Of pulling up stakes
and interfering with the Surveyors
work on the levee, broke custody
last Monday and made his escape.
The boys tell it on the ja,ler, that
Sfter watching him in blank aston.
ishment - he was scouting" dirt
and fast disappearing from view, be
cried out after him: "You'd better
come back here, and quit your fool.
ishness!" 1t is unnecessary to say
that the nigger failed to comply with
this modest request.
Several Tennessee farmers came
over and went through our county
last week prospecting. They ex.
pressed themselves ~ highly pleas.
cd with The productiveness Of our
soil, and said they would be back in
. short time 10 purchase and settle
in our midst. They expressed grea,
sstonishment when shown cotton
stalks four to six feet high ON lands
that overflow from one to three feet
deep, aud wisely concluded thai
= land that would produce like that
overflow or no overflow, must oer'
tainly be better TO live on than
scrimping" and starving on the
poor rn-out red hills of Tennessee
where it takes from three to Ave
acres to produce ~ much as one does
here.